> 
> The first is the modem locking up.  This happens when the computer
> is sent a control-S from the remote system without a control-Q.  If
> you try to close the serial device, it hangs.  From what I understand
> you can hook up a terminal to the modem line and type control-Q and
> it will be fixed but I don't have a terminal.  The line is locked up
> so I have to reboot to use it again.  As it happens, when I disconnect
> from a lot of systems I get spurious junk and it very often contains
> control-S (I'm just lucky I guess!).

I really wish this would get fixed.  There is a work around though.
In kermit (if thats what you use to dial up) set flow-control none
after setting your line.  This puts the tty into a mode that ignores
those ixon/ixoff characters (-ixon -ixany from stty).

> +------------------ Brad Pepers -- pepersb@cuug.ab.ca -------------------+


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